Mr. Rat of the Steam World

Chapter 66 Move It All
Lu Ran naturally wouldn't be so tactless as to pry into the obviously unpleasant details of Sang Biao Mao's past.

The moment he entered the room, he began to quickly survey the surroundings, looking through the living room, bedroom, and kitchen, and soon locked onto the study at the far end.

Using all four limbs, Lu Ran nimbly climbed onto the doorknob, hanging his entire body on it, and used his weight and the strength of his limbs to press down forcefully.

Click.

"locked?"

Lu Ran slid down and sat on the ground with a thud, looking up at the oak door in front of him, deep in thought.

"We can't fire another shot, can we?"

The commotion we caused earlier means we can't stay here for too long; we must manage our time well to have a chance to achieve the best plan.

As I was thinking, I heard Bella chewing food behind me, her words muffled.

"Second brother, why are you sitting here in a daze?"

Lu Ran rested her chin on her hand: "I'm thinking about how to get in."

As the dog and mouse were discussing, a shadowy figure suddenly leaped from behind, accompanied by a piercing ripping sound. A cat's claw-shaped tear appeared in the oak wood where the door lock was located. Then, with a few more leaps, the door lock was instantly destroyed.

It appears to be just an ordinary brass lock used in ordinary households, without any special reinforcement.

"Wow, those claws are amazing!" Lu Ran exclaimed with envy, making him want to be modified too, as he was indeed too weak right now.

He then pushed forward with his back foot and opened the door.

crunch.

The door opened, and even though he had expected it, the terrifying scene inside still startled Lu Ran.

A living person was tied to a platform, surrounded by all sorts of strange plants, the remains of strange beasts, and a mixture of formaldehyde, blood, rotting plant sap, and an indescribable stench.

It wasn't the drug research experiment I imagined at all; it looked more like some kind of inhumane biological experiment.

"What on earth is this guy doing?"

Lu Ran shook his head, forcibly suppressing the nausea, and his gaze gradually shifted to the worker's right arm on the operating table.

The arm appeared to have begun to change. Starting from the middle of the forearm, the paleness of the human skin completely disappeared, replaced by a dark brown, scale-like substance.

This substance covered the entire forearm and palm, with obvious drastic deformation at the joints. The outline of the five fingers was still there, but they seemed to have become thicker, and the fingertips seemed to be keratinizing into claws!
Lu Ran looked at the worker who was tied up and looked pained. He wanted to help, but he didn't know how to start. The main problem was that he couldn't tell whether the man still had any sense or had become half a monster.

Lu Ran looked around and, amidst the various tweezers, scalpels, syringes, and scraps of cloth stained with unknown medicine scattered around the operating table, quickly noticed several notebooks on the table next to it. Using a stool as a springboard, he jumped onto the table in a few leaps.

Lu Ran skimmed over the incomprehensible data symbols and locked onto something that seemed to be an experimental log.

The cover bears a hastily written title in faded ink: "Grafting Adaptability and Symbiotic Cultivation Log".

Lu Ran forcefully flipped it over, and Bella, wagging her tail, tried to come closer to look, but Lu Ran slapped her away, and she let out a pitiful whimper.

Sang Biao looked at his surroundings with a complicated expression, without saying a word.

The inner pages of the log were written in a fine, somewhat messy font, but it was still legible upon close inspection.

February 3:
V3 vine tendril fragment sample implanted subcutaneously in the left arm
Male, 32 years old, manual laborer, healthy.

A strong rejection reaction occurred 24 hours later. The implantation site was red, swollen, hot, and painful. The sample showed a high fever of 40.1°C and visible growth of tiny purplish-red granular substances in the local area.

The rejection intensified after 48 hours. A purplish-red substance spread throughout the forearm; it was tough and caused the host extreme pain.

The experiment was terminated urgently after 72 hours. The sample and all proliferating tissue were removed. The proliferating tissue had a preliminary woody texture, but there was extensive necrosis at the junction with the host tissue.

failure.

February 4:
B2 lizard claw keratin extract was implanted into the right arm.

Male, 28 years old, manual laborer, with well-developed arm muscles.

No obvious rejection reaction was observed after 72 hours. The bone at the implantation site appeared slightly grayish-white, and its hardness increased by approximately 5%.

After 96 hours, the structure stabilized, and the host could barely control arm movements, but flexibility was severely reduced. Strength increased by approximately 30%.

The patient, who had been in contact with a confirmed case for 100 hours, suddenly developed a high fever, convulsions, and foaming at the mouth during the night. His pupils were extremely dilated, and the blood vessels in his neck bulged and turned bluish-black. He died in the early morning.

failure.

Octover 4st

……

"Where the hell did these weird samples come from?"

As Lu Ran carefully read through these cold records, he couldn't help but curse under his breath.

He suddenly became uncertain about his previous assessment of the Church of Abundance. If Dane really was a member of the Church of Abundance, then the contrast in behavior among its members was too great. As Lu Ran spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Sang Biao, who had a strange expression, and jumped down.

"Boss Sang Biao, did you go through all of this back then too?"

Sang Biao's body stiffened visibly. He remained silent for a while before saying through gritted teeth and resentment, "That stupid cat's claws originally grew on my body. Then they were forcibly removed..."

"Ok?"

Lu Ran's eyes widened slightly, and he glanced sharply at the experimental subject whose arm was undergoing a mutation. His mind raced, and an incredible idea suddenly came to him.

"You mean, if this thing is successfully cultivated, it might be grafted onto Dane himself in the exact same way?"

Bang, bang, bang.

As soon as Lu Ran finished speaking, the condition of the experimental worker, who had been motionless, suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse!

His body began to convulse violently and uncontrollably as if it had been electrified! His head slammed violently backward against the hard metal table, making dull thuds.

The skin instantly changed from pale to an abnormal flush, the whole body began to heat up, and even visible white steam rose from it!

The heavy leather straps binding him creaked and groaned as his body twisted violently, as if they were about to snap at any moment!
"what's the situation."

Lu Ran's expression changed, thinking the experimental subject was about to go out of control. He quickly took a few steps back and huddled behind Sang Biao's cat-like body.

Looking further back, Bella was also crouching down nervously, sticking her butt out behind Lu Ran.

Sang Biao glanced irritably at the cowardly dog ​​and rat behind him, then warily scanned the test subject man. Suddenly, he jumped up and landed on the guy, taking a closer look.

The worker's wide-open eyes gradually fixed, his pupils dilated and lifeless, and his movements became smaller and smaller until he finally stopped.

Sang Biao shook his head: "He's dead."

Lu Ran was taken aback, his tense expression turning complicated. He sighed softly, then glanced at the strangely shaped creatures around him, hesitating for a moment.

"Go and call all the rats in the neighborhood. All the documents here, including these strange limbs..."

Lu Ran gritted his teeth.

"Take everything you can and bring it back with you!"

Even if he didn't recognize these things, these strange plants and animal limbs, which were clearly not normal creatures, were still rare species.

It would be a waste to just throw it away. Time is of the essence right now, so I might as well take it back and study it slowly when I have more time. Maybe I can discover some unknown secrets.

After all, he was also curious about where these strange creatures came from and what their purpose was.

If the water tank is too big, we smash it; if the plant is too big, we break it up.

Then find the nearest sewer grate and dismantle it, or find an empty house next door. Take what you can get away first, and hide what you can't get away first, and then quickly transport it out at night.

When there was a possibility of being discovered, Lu Ran used deception magic to cover it up.

Once everything is done, the next step is to deal with the remaining Dane. Lu Ran doesn't want to leave any future troubles, like raising some kind of monster that might come back to cause him trouble later.

……

I do not know how long it has been.

"Knock knock knock, is anyone home?"

"We are from the Baker City Police Department, please open the door."

"Knock knock knock! Last time! Is anyone there? If you don't open the door, we're going to take action!" The voice outside the door raised its volume, clearly losing patience rapidly, and had already begun trying to turn the doorknob.

Click...click...when the doorknob was turned forcefully, the police outside the door clearly noticed that something was wrong.

"Break through!" a more composed voice decisively ordered.

"One, two—bang!"

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